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'F.REBs REPBATING .PIRE ARM.

No. 337,992.l ,Patented Mdr. 16,

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7 fRRBBs. AREjlEAV'IING1PIRE ARM.

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L., @a o FRANK BEES, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

aspaa'ine Fine-ARM.-

DIPECIFICATION fclming part of Letter-s Patent No. 337,992, dated Mare-h16, 1886A.

Application led April 17, 18H5. Serial No. 162,546.

To ali whom mag/concern.:

Be it' known that I, FRANK BEES, of the city, county and State of NewYork, havein.

Vented an'lmprovement in'Repeating Fire Arms, of which the following isa specification.

' for receiving the cartridge from the magazine 1o and elevating thesameto the level of the barrel, a sliding breech-piu forces the cartridgeout of the carrier into the barreL-and supports the saule during theeXplosion,and withdraws.

the cartridge-shell. The revolving carrier si and elevates anothercart-ridge .into line with the barrel.

One especial feature of the present invention.

, the parts is such that when the trigger is pulled the arm is tired.Upon'rhe second pull of the trigger the aforesaid spring-,barrelrevolves the part-s so that the `spent 'cartridge is wit-hdrawn from`the barrel and lowered from the line of the barrel to the line of the1nagazine,a fresh cartidge iselevated by the carrier and -forced intothe barrel by the steadying breech- I Apin and held there firmly,.andthe parts are '35 then i'n posit-ion for tiring; hence the only movementnecessary in operating this repeating-arm bythe person using it is topull the trigger to iire,and to pull the trigger a second time toreload, the fpower \for allv other purposes being derived fromthemainspringbarrel. Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the mechanism of the gunwith the'side plates removed. Fig. 2 represents the butt-frame' 5o thelock-frame and the spring-door covering the chamber,through' which theloaded car- 4tridges are inserted into the magazine and the multaneouslyconveys down the spent shelll length of the spring, and the constructionof (No model l empty cartridges ejected, and the mechanism connected,with the same. Fig. 6 is an end view of Fig. 5. the spring-doorandsection of its hinge. Eig. 8 is a section at the line'x x of Fig. 5;Figs. 9, 10, and 11 are detached views representing the stop-gate at thefrontend ofthe illing'and ejecting chamber and the shaft for actuatingthe same. Fig. 1,2 is a plan of the breech-pin and-section of thelock-frame. Fig. 13 is a section of the breech-pin. Fig. 14 is an endview of the piston upon the liringpin. Fig. 15 is a front end View ofthe breech-pin. Fie'.

16 is a section of the lock-frame and the re- Fig. 17 is a rear viewofthe volving carrier. revolving carrier. Fig. 18 is a plan View of thelock-frame and parts ofthe revolvingcarrier. Fig. 19 is a sectionimmediately at the rear end of the barrel and magazine. Fig. 20 is alongitudinal section at the line yy ofFig. 19. Fig. 21 shows the. inner`face ot' the revolving tumbler and the shaft ot' the same. Fig. 22 isan end viewof the carrier-shaft, showing the pinion on its end. Fig. 28is an end view ofthe cam-disk stud and toggle-link acted upon by saidstud. Fig. 24. is a separate view of the Sear and scar-arm for the tir-Fig. 25 is a separate View of the trigger Sear-stop. Figs. 26 and 27'show a Fig. 7 is a detached view of' modified form ofthe parts for cjecting the cartridgc.

The barrel A is either rilied or plain, and the magazine-tube C extendsalong beneath' the same, and is either a haltf o r full length magazine,and it is retained in its place by the ordinary middle band andthewooden forearm B. y

Within.themagazine-tube C is the spring c and the pistonvc. This pistonis provided with a projecting rib 'or ring, 1, and there is a slidingcatch, 0"', beneath the forearm and a finger-piece, c, by which thecatch c'z can be moved. These parts are shown in Figs. 19 and 20. A Thenthe cartridges have all been withdrawn from the magazine, the end of thepiston c projects into the revolving carrier and prevents the carrierfrom vbeing revolved by the mechanism hereinafter described, but whenthe finger-piece c5 and catch c2 are moved by 'hand forward and lengthwise'of the magazine-tube, the piston c is carried into the saidmagazine-tube, and the carrier can then be IOO revolved. lt` is lo beuinlerstood that l this piston c is pressed 'forward along" the maga#zine-tube by the cartridges fas theyl are passed in by hand,'as-hereinafter detailed. The rear end of the barrel is received by andsupport ed at f-hefront end ofthe housing,r E, which -exiends to therear as a butt-frame, l), terminailing wil l-rthe stockfplate 1V; andthere are wooden rheek-pieces l1). of ordinary charac- 'io ter,extending np tothe housing` ll, -and there :ire removable side platesand E", and these are secured in place 'l )y screws introduced' intofire l'ioles 2 2. These side plates are reeesse'd or made cv'limlrical.I as shown in Fig. lf), to giveroonl for the carrier torevolve'.4

11 .is thetrigger-guard, which 'may he of'any desired shape,` but itispeferahl y in 'the form represented, so as to guard hoth the trigger Fand fthe safety finger; piece hereinafter 2o spoken of.

The revolvingearrier (ci is madel as represented in Figs. l, 16, l?, and18, and has two qartridgcehambers, and at one side 'of'. each chamberthere is a longitudinal slot, so that there'volving carrier is S-shaped.This earrier is also grooved longitudinally (see Fig.' l-7 wif liinthechamhers, for the passage of' the cartridgeextractor and fingerthntzare "connected with the breech-pin. as hereinafter 3o described.The shaft or axle q of the carrier?" extends tlirouglrthe saine into thehousing and the'carrier is firmly united thereto by setscrews 5, passinginto thecarrier laterally,V and this shaft'g extends througlialhele-i-uthe lock-frame i", which supports it-,a'n'd i',l\e.i"eis a pinion, y',on the rear end o f this shaft, y, by whichthe carrier'is made torevolve inter mittenti-y. The fixed lock-framel Iis within the-housing'E, and is removable V,f llerefrom, 4o together with all the partsYcarried hy such lock-frame, and when in place it is retained by screws1' or other suitable fasleniugs'.v

Atthe rear end of' fh-e st-o(:k,a.nd .within the butt-frame l). is a`sprlnghloarrel, H,eonlainiu"g a compensatingeoiled'spriug of suitablesize and strength. 'lhe axis of t-hs spring-barrel A passesfhroughforked bearings lr, that'project forward from the lever lif, which ispivoted at 4' to the stock-'plate D?,.and at the' oteien'd' 5o there isa tightening-screw, k2, with a bridle?. nut that acts upon the leverh',l to tighten the'ehain I-.P by drawing' hack the springbarrel. Theaxis of the spring-barrel is made with a ratchet-wheeh h", that is heldby a 5 5 pawl upon the forked bearing It, and said axis terminates atone side'as a square, la-fora winding key or crank of any suit-ablecharacy ter, that is` applied to'wind up the coiled spring atanytimeprevious to the firing of 6o the gun.'

The endless chain H2 is of any suitable charnoter. l prefer thesemicrcular flat riveted links shown, and the corresponding wl'mel uponthe spring-barrelt-hat reeeioes the @1min has'circular notches upon itsperiphery to interlock with the links ofthe chain.

barrel to the loading and firing `meehanism in the most convenient,manner;- aml without varyingthe ordinary shape of thegiin-stoeh'-,v Iuse the guide-)whey ll", beneath which such 'chain passes', and thisehainismdless and passes around ihe chai nwhcel l, ]1`ig. 5,whieh ferredto.' The axis 'i oflili'e ehain-wheel l passes through t he rearfenilofthe fixed lockframe Rand at theepposite end of suchl axis 'i is thetumblerf. This tumbler K isheld by the trigger-Sear and allowedtolrrevolVe-pr'o gressively, as herei nafr'er shown, and upon the innerface of the tuinhler K are geai'tce'tii '7. (See F ig.x2l and dottedlines in Fig. l.) 'There are half as many teeth upon this tumbler asthere arenponthe pinion y', which is at the rear end y'of Athecarrier-shaft y, and upon vthe 'inner fa 'e e of thel tumbler there arealso flat l the pinion y,

has separated from the'teeth of the pinion g.-

revolution of the' wheel'L' shaft andtumbler K, and that the fiat ribs6, at the sideof thel carrier-stop i, hold .the carrier-pinion andcarrier both before and after the teeth 7 give -io 'the' 'carfer thesaid half-revolution, thus Apreventing any incorrect the revolvingcarrier before the breech-pin entersthe same, or after sueh breech-pinhas been withdrawn.. Viheu the breech`pin'is within the carrier, itcannot be'revolved, as the hreechpin-holds it firmly -in proper posi--tion. The breech-pin L is 'cylindrical at ils front end, and the' rearpar is square and it slides within .the stationary lock -frame I". Atthe rear end of the breech pin the toggle-links La and L 'being hingedatl to the housing. These parts are located in such a manner that thecentral joint, l5, of-the togglelinksean pass slightly vabove vthestraight line between-the other two jointsfso-that when theexplosiontakes place the joint Z5 will be forcedtoward the housing. E andbesupported thereby. and there is a spring,'l7, between the joint Z l E,which Spring th'rows the joi bending the toggle L3 L* which holds 4upthe toggle from below, is revolved forwardand lreleases such toggle.

cam-block, i, (see Figs. 16 and 18,) and at one -side of thetoggle-linkL is a projecting stud, 25. (See Fig. 23.) This eam-pin i"actsA beneath the projecting stn'd 25, to raise the toggle past thecenter and 'hold up the same during the rng ofthe gun; shaft z'commences to revolve the cani-pin iis In order to lead this chain fromthe spring moved from and away from beneath the projecprojectingsurfaces o r ribs 6, and' upon the4 'of the square block i after thelast tooth of 71 are'connected, the latter Upon the inner faceof theeanrdisk yi2 is -a is at the side'of a cam-disk, 1f/hereinafter rei- Itwill nowy he understood that the carrier (l "receives a half-revolutionfor -each completeor 'loose motion of rio andthe housing nt l downward,f assoon as the cam,`

but as soo'n as the tion 2t, and he toggle- -is maratea and bentdownward, as aforesaid, by the'springl". -Ehe UA'breech-pinYI.Tis;me1vedfnaekward. and forward breech-pin L, and that this blockslides lengthwise of the slot in the side of the carrier. and

y lwhenthis breech-pin 4is withdrawn the block at its side passes into anotch in the side of the stationary lock-frame L2. 4 On the upper frontpart of the breech-p inis .2Q

(See Fig. 12.)

a `-cartriilge-extractor, o', formed of a stii spring with a hooked end,and opposite to the before name-d, land when the breechpin is withdrawnthe revolving carrier shoves the empty cartridge-shell out sidewise frombe-" The vrevolving,carrier is cut away at20 and'21, 4 so that theprojecting ends of the iingerand1 the revolutionv same, on the underside of thebreech-pin, I

prefer to make use of a finger, o, which be Acomes a support for therear end of the car-` tridge, sothat the same is withdrawn withfacility, and this extractor o and finger' o2 slide within the groovesin the revolving carrier G,

-tween the finger olaud extractor-spring o.

extractor` do `not interfere with of the carrier G.

Thebreech-pin is hollow and contains the firing-pin u, around which is ahelical expan- .sive spring, n. acting against the piston n.

V4This piston slides within the tubular portion of the breech -pin L,and its periphery is notched, as shown in Fig. 14, to allow the air topass freely from one-side of the piston to the other. A cylinder is madewith the r- .ing-pin to give itv more weight.v The front endof thefiring-pin passes through a hole in the recoil-block at the frontend ofthe breechpin L. The` firing-pin extendsA to the rear through thebreech-pin and terminates wit-h a catch-block, rz/,sliding in a slot inthesquare.

portion of the `breech-pin, and above this is a sear, n, .with journals8, working in the sta# tionary lock-frame P, and from one of thesejournals an arm, n, extends down. This is shown in the detached view,Fig. 24, and is hereinafter described. When the breech -pin is drawnback, the iiring-pin is moved withy it, and the catch-block yn passesbeneath thespring-sear n2, and when the breech-pin comes forward againthe hook-end of this Sear holds the block n and detains the iiring-pinn, so that the firing-pin spring n is compressed ready for iiring, andwhen the parts are in position for firing it is only necessary to pressagainst the Sear-arm 'n3 and lunlatch the sear, liberating theiiringpin, and the spring n projects said firing-pin against thefulminating-cap in the rear end of the cartridge.

pimn, andthe extreme front end of such fir.-

breech-pin; 'hence there would be a risk of exploding the cartridge whenthe breech-pin was driven forward to force the loaded cartridge out ofthe carrier G into the barrel.

means of the set-back o; This is in the form ot' a spring cam-lever (seeFigs. l2 and 13) pivoted at22 in a longitudinal nuortise in the side ofthe square portion of the sliding breechpin L, and the rear portion ofthis set-back is made as an incline, (see Fig; 12,) and as thebreech-pin L is drawn back the-'setback runs into contact with theprojection o, and by it the set-back o is forced'inwardly, -andtheinclined rear end of such set-back acting against the front end ofthe catch-block n forces the same back anfLdrawsthe firing-pin with it,sothat the end iswithin the front end of the br'ec'ch-pin. ward, andcarries the loaded cartridge with it, the sear n catches the blockn,holding back thefiiring-pin, and in this movement of the breech-pin theset-back ois carried with it, so thatit passes away from the stationaryprojection o, and the spring of the set-back throws the same into theposition shown in Fig. 12,

the firing takes place. Y

. AThe trigger F is provi-ded with a triggerspring, f', (see Figs. 1 and4,) and s is a triggenfsear hinged to the trigger, the pin 26 formingthe pivot for both the scar and the trigger, and s4 is a Sear-springattached upon the dat upper portion of the trigger,as seen in Fig. 4,and acting beneath a pin project-ing laterally from the Sear s, andacting to move the sear s backwardly or toward the trigger-latch f3.

Y., The joint between the sear` s and trigger F ispulled the Sear s ispressed forward.

the tumbler K is stopped or locked by the upper end of the Sear s, andthat the spring-barrel andl chain cannot now revolve said turnbler, andthe arm n3 of the Sear n is close against the front of the sear s,-hence when the arm n, unlatches the sear n, and the gun is fired.

I provide upon the tumblerK a notch at 26', and this holds the end ofthe sear s so that it cannot move back after the iii-ing; but thetrigger moves by the action of the spring f .the scar, and allowing thetrigger-latch s', that is pivoted upon the trigger,'and provided withaspring, s, to fall into a notch upon the scar s, so that when thetrigger F is pulled a second time the sear s is carried farther forward(by the action of the trigger-latch s) and the upper end of the Sear sis moved entirely clear ofthe tumbler K, so that said tumbler K makes Asthe breech-pin is forcedfor-` trigger is first pulled t-he sear s,acting upon theI opening the rule-joint between the trigger and It is tobe understood that when the breech` pia is drawn back itgarries-with itthering--.

ing-pin would project from the end of the To prevent: this contingency,I withdrawY the firing-pin entirely into -the breech-pin Aby, j

where it is out of the way of theblock a when IOO is a stop or rulejoint, so that when the trigger Upon reference to Fig. lit will be seenthat nearly a half-revolution, and the part 26 of the tumbler K isarrested by the triggenhook j'il.

lilik l draw back the breech-pin li and extract the cartridge-shell,drawing the same into the upper chamber ot' the carrier (l, thetogglelinks Ls L* folding downwardly. As soon as the pressure on thetrigger' l1" is relieved, the hook fu liberal-es the tumbler K, and saidtumbler K is turned by thespring-barrel and chain and gives to thecarrier (t a half-rotation, as before described, bringing a loadedcartridgev up into line with t-he barrel and carrying down the emptyvcartridge-shell into' line with the magazine. This takes place whilethe crank pin l'z is turning its reardezutcenter, and there.

is very litt-le motion given to the breech-pin; but as soon as the teeth7 separate from the pin ion g' the breechfpin is projected forwardthrough the carrier G, forcing the cartridge into the barrel and cookingthe tiringpim as aforesaid. During Athe irst ihalf-revolution of thetumbler K its end near the notch 26 acts upon t-he rtail of thetrigger-latch s', unlatching the same and allowing the scar .s to bemoved by its spring tvinto the normal position, so that when the tumblerl( completes its rotation it is arrested by the upper end of the Sear sin the position shown in Fig. 1, ready for the arm to be again tired.The spring a5 returns the arm a of the scar to its normal position, andthis arm 91" might be made in one piece; but I prefer to make it in twopieeesjointed together, as shown, in order that adevice may be added soIthat the tiringpin may be detained when the other parts of n the gunare movedfor withdrawing a loaded cartridge without tiring it. Vith thisobject. in View I make use of a small vertical-shaft, il, at thelowerend of which is a inger-piece,

` t, by which such shaft tz can be partially rotated and thesafety-lockt brought into the path of the projecting end n of the scararm, n, so that when thus turned the lock t, comingagainst the end ofthe projection a prevents the trigger being moved and locks it safely,and I make use of 'a friction-spring, yu, with a conical end enteringrecesses in the safety-lock t, so as to hold the same in anypositio'ninto which it may be turned. In the normal position the lock tshould beturned against the projecting end n, so that the arm cannot beaccidentally discharged, and when the gun is raised to the shoulder thelock t is thrown aside by the pressure ofthe triggerfinger against theprojecting piece t. Upon the upper part of this saine shaft t is an arm,

-t*, and upon the sear-arm a is a projection,

28, near the joint 29. Then the iinger-piece t is turned suiiieiently tobring the arm t* behind the projection 2S, the sear-arn1a and searcannot be moved; hence the firing-pin can be held, but the jointed lowerend ot' the Vscar-arm may be swung upon the pivot 29 by Ithe upper endof the scar s, and hence the saidsear s can be moved out oi' the wayofthe revolying tumbler K, so as to allow the said tum- During this hall`revolution the pin ("andv ber.

in line with the magazine, the same forming 'aiilling and ejectingchamber, M,- the inner surface ot` which is semicircular, and the backend is a semicircular incline, and there fis a door, m, to .this iillingand ejeeting cham- A pin, 12, passes in at the front end and connectsthe hinge of the doorto thc lock-frame, and around this pin 12 is ahelicalspring, ll, one end ot' which is fastened to the pin 12, and theother end to the hinge ofthe door w, and there isa clamping-screw, 10,the head vof -which serves io bind ,uponthe ilange end of' the pin l2,so as to hohl the said pin and the spring at 'any point to'which it maybe moved, and thereby regulate the power of the spring 11 to closethe'door m. r1here is a shaft, p, ruiming along through the lowerportion of the lock-frame 12 and forming a pivot forthe rear hinge ofthe door m., and beyond that hinge the sha-ft p is square and enters acorresponding square hole in the ejector Il. curved finger occupyinga'reccss in the lockframe 1'- at one side ofthe illing 'and ejectingchamber M. At the back end ol' this shaft p there is an arm,.p, andalink, r, attached lto the cam-armi'. This arm 1- is up'on alshaft, lr',inthe bottom of the lock-frame I", and when the cam-disk i is revolved,as heretofore described, its projection pressesupon thearm '11', and bythe link i moves the arm p', shal'tp,I

and ejector l, causing it to open the door. and throw out the cartridge.A shoulder o n the ejector opens a door as the ejector throws out thecartridge. The spring lr reta rns the ejector to its normal position.' y

At the front end oi'the'stationary lock-frame there is a gate, q, Vattheend of a shaft, q', which is in line with the axis o", and there isaiinger, 14, on the rearend of the axis r', and

'lhis'ejector 1 is in the form of a' IDO a iinger, l5, on the front endof the shaft q',

and these lingers-come side by side, but at' a little distance from eachother. The edge of thc gate q next the iilling and ejecting chamber M iscurved to correspond tothe shape of said chamber, and there is afriction-spring, l.

(ji, bearing against the gate Q so as to hold -the same in any positionto which it may' be swung, and there is a "thumb-piece, g", at oneside'ot' this chamber M and extending out be-. youd the stationarylock-frame l, and there is a pin, q", projecting from the thumb-piece gfand adjacent to the gate q. fVVhen the door 'm is tl .own open,bypressing upon the thumbpiece m",so as to open. the chamber M, thecartridges can be placed in through that chamber M and through the lowerchamber in the earrier G into the magazine-tube C, and when the desirednumber ol' cartridges have been inshaft r', and bythe finger. 14 movesthe finger wheel l.,

aareea 5 edge/ of it pressesbacky the thumb-piece g3' out 'of the'vvaytoits norm al position, but'leaves the gate q uninoved. After. the'armis fixed .the rstrevolution of the wheel causes the camdisk i to pressdown the arm r, partly turn the 15, shaft q', and gate; qA so as -toswing the same out ofthe way of the cartridgeshell, which `is broughtdown and into the ejecting-chamber to be .ejected by the next revolutionof the It is to be understood that the empty cartridge-shell is shovedback into the ejectingchamber M by the loaded cartridge acted vupon bythe magazine-spring, and that said cartridge-shell remains in thechamber M, to prevent the next loaded cartridge passing back into saidchamber,.'and that when the Wheel I' is revolved the cartridge-shell isejected from the chamber M While the 'carrier G is vbeing revolved;hence said chamber is empty, ready for the reception of another shell,when the carrier has completed its half-revolution.

. If, in consequence ofany momentary excitement,tl1e trigger Ffshou'ld'be pulled too quickposition for tiring.

ly, or if the spring-barrel H fails to completely rotate the shaft andtumbler K, it is important to preventthe trigger being `pulled andthea'rm fired before the parts are in proper make use of aspring, jyatone side of the-stationary lock-frame, and adjacent tothe upperormoving'end of the trigger-scar s, and upon this spring n there .is aprojectingblock, c',

which, coming in front of the trigger-scar s, i

effeetually-'prevents the'same being moved until-the spring c and itsblock e are pressed back. To eect this, I- make an incline, c,

`upon the upper end of the spring v, against ...which theside of therevolving tumblerK acts l .to press such spring bach laterally, and theposition offthese parts is such that the incliney nl is-immediatelybehind the tumbler K when the end 'thereof is in contact with the-scar shence the triggensear is unlocked only at the .completion of 'therevolution of the tumblerv K, and free tobe moved forward when the partsare in proper position.

in some instances it isprcferable to dispense with the shaft p, arm p',and -linlc r2, and to use the pinA 12 as the pivot for both hingepiecesof the door m, as seen in Fig. 27, andto extend upwardly the arm ltuponthesh'aft r* as acurved arm suiiibiently high to pass in behindtheejector Ras seen in Fig..26,' so that when thev cam-disk i? revolvesinto contact 'with the arm r, and partially rotates the shaft lcartridgesand a carrier for conveying the cartridges from the magazinetothebreechin To effect this object, l.

and the stops for holding the l.pinion and carprevcnt the cartridgepassing back intosaid .la lire-arm, 4of aspring-barrel capableof being'chamber, and when the door m is closed the Wound up, and a chain fromsuch barrel and.

gearing acted upon by the chain to revolve 7o forth. l

2, rlhe combination, mth the barrel `and magazine in a'iire-arm, of aearner to convey the carrier progressively, substantially as set thecartridges from the magazine to the breech, 7 5

and connecting-rod receiving motion from the spring-barrel chain,andwheels ,for giving'a backward and'forward motion to the recipro`catingbreech-bolt, substantially as specified.

-tridge from the carrier into the breech,a crank 8O 3. Thecombinatioinwith the barrel and're- '3 ciprocating breech-bolt and itsactuating mechanism, of a revolving carrier for bringing the cartridgeup to theEbreech of. the barrel, and

'having two openings forthe cartridge, and

longitudinal'slol's iorthe connection between the reciprocatingbreech-bolt and its actuating mechanism,and a shaft and gearingforrevolvingthe carrier, substantially asspeeied. 4. The combination,with' the barrel and magazine, of a spring-barrel capable of beingwoundup, chain-wheels, a chain, a revolving 'cartridge-carrier, a shaft forthe same, apinion upon. the said shaft, sectional' gearing acted upon bythe. chain for turning the pinion,

rier, substantially, as set forth.

5. The combination, in a magazine firearm, of a revolvingcarrier at therear of the breech for conveying the cartrid-gesfrom the magazine to thebreech, a reciprocating 'breech- 105 bolt, a springbarrel, chain, andchaiu-Wheels,

and sectional gearing for rotating the carrier' and its shaft, and atumbler, crank-pin, and connecting-rod lfor moving the yreciprocatingbreechbolt and forcing the cartridge from the I carrier-into the barrel,substantially as set. fortln 6. VThe combination, with the barrel and,

magazine, of a revolving carrier to conveyrt'he.

ciprocat'e the breech-pin, substantially asset 125 forth,

7. The combination, with the magazine'for f the cartridges, the barrel,the carrierbehind and upon' an axis parallelwith the barrel, and gearingfor revolving the carrier, of a springbarrel adaptedto be wound up, achain connecting the barreland the carrier operating mechanism, andchain-wheels, a hinged lever, and bearings for the shalt of the-springbarrel, a-pivot upon the frame of the butt,

and a screw for tightening the chain, substantially, as set forth.

S. The combination, with themagazineand' barrel iu a tirefarm, of a.carrierfor conveyingv the cartridges from the magazine to the breech,and gearingfor revolving theA same, of a .spring-barrel in the stock ofthe gun, achain,

-by the chai-n, a trigger, and Sear for arresting the mot-ion oi thetumbler, a breech-bolt for moving the cartridge into the barrel,aringpin, a spring, and a scar for `holding the tir- 4 ing-pin,substantially as specified, whereby scar ni, joint 29, Sear-spring andarm t, for4 thesea-r of the trigger discharges the tiring,

pin .before allowing the tumbler to revolve,

' substantiallyas set forth,

10. The combination, in afire-arm, witirthe revolving tumbler K,foroperating the lock mechanism of the gun, of the trigger F', thetrigger-Sear s, latch s', hookfa, the springs for the respective parts,and thespringbarrel capable of being wound up, and thechain andchain-whcels for giving motion tothe tumbler, substantially asspecified.

11. The combination, in a tire-arm, with the spring-barrel capable ofbeing wound up and the chain and chain-wheels, ot the tumbler K foroperating the lock mechanism of the gun, having a no ch, 26, the trigger-F, and scar s, the tiring-pin and its scar. and the arm n3 upon thesear, and the hook f, upon the trigger,substantiall y as and for thepurposes specified.

. 12. The combination, w ith the trigger F' and its scar s, of thetiring-pin n, sear n2 for the firing-pin, the arm n3, connected with-the holding the sear 112, and the cart-ridgecarrier G, and its axle andsectional gearing for revolving the same, whereby the scar n? andringpin are locked and held while the trigger and sear are being movedfor allowing the `cartridgecarrier to be revolved, substantiallyasset'foth.

13. The finger-piece P, vertical shaft-f1, sup ported in the housing,and safety-lock z upon the shaft t?, to lock the'parts, in combinationwith the revolving tumbler K, the trigger and trigger sear between thetumbler and the safety-lock, the spring-barrel capable of being woundnp,\and the chain-wheels and chain for revolving the tumbler K,substantially as forth.

1t. The combination,with the firearm barrel, the magazine forcartridges, and the revolving carrier'behind the barrel, for conveyingthe cartridges successively from the magazine to the breech, of thestationary lock-frame I2, for supporting the operating mechanism ot' thegnu, having a lling and ejecting chamber, M,in line with the magazine,aswinging door to the same, an ejector within the chamber, and thecrank-arm p upon the axis of the swinging door, link 1'", camfarm i',and revolving cam t2, and operating mechanism for actuating the ejector,substantially as specified.

15. The combination, with the magazine', barrel, and revolving carrierupon an axis in line with the barrel, of the iilling and ejectingchamber in the lock-frame and in line with the magazine, the gate q atthe front end of the ejectingchamber, the shaft q', and finger 15, theshaft r in line'with the shaft g', the

finger 14, and cam-arm r'upon the same, and

the revolving cam i", for moving the arm r, chaiuand actuating-springfor moving the parts, and swinginggate attheendotthe iilling andejecting chamber, substantially as set forth.

' 16. The combination, with the barrel and magazine in atire-arm, of arevolving carrier,

an axis for the same parallel with the'barrel,

the stationary lock-frame having a filling and` bler, a trigger, F', andsear s beneath the re-A volving tumbler, a. spring-lock, if, upon thestationary lock-frame for the trigger-scar, and

an incline, c?, upon said spring r, whereby the tumbler in itsrevolution unlocks the trigger sear, substantially as set forth.

18. The combination, with the reciprocating breech-bolt and thetiringpin, of the sear n`-, to hold thering-pin, the set-back o, pivoted within the breech-bolt and having a cani end to act upon thefiring-pin, the stationary projection o, with which an inclined face ont-he set-back comes into contact asthe breechlbolt is drawn back. andthe spring acting directly upon the set-back to return it to the normalposition, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this Sth day ot April, A. D. 1885. l

FRAM; Rans'.

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GEO. T. PINCKNEY, WALLACE L. SERRELL.

